Keanuthon

2:38pm – “Permanent Record”, 1988 Although this is no “The Night Before” – certainly an able replacement. We probably need to delay the drinking of the “Keanu” (more of course on that later). Much different tone than “Night Before” Jeff very pleased Joe Strummer did the music. First movie where Keanu gets the first billing. Definitely falls into the TT category. Last year, when we all saw this together for the 1st time – we were asking “Is this movie about Keanu or the other guy?” Needless to say, we were surprised when the movie took the turn from typical young Keanu “Dream to Believe” whatchamajigger into serious movie. But still a good movie.

We also missed the HMS Pinafore auditions in the high school. We were robbed. This year we robbed it back from those who robbed the GilbertNSullivananiness from us.

2:58pm – M&K have gone on a grocery run (yes we are still attending to our basic needs) and to pick up a video of “The Night Before.” Oh, what if someone else has rented it? Beset with worry until they return.

But comforted by endearing scene of Keanu playing the piano… only made better by a hot chick (apparently his woman, or whatever) coming in and Keanu delivering another Classic Keanu Pick-up Line (CKPL): “You exude sex.” Wow. That’s as good as “We have birth control.” Or maybe even better.

Nobody’s mentioned how the Second Annual Keanuthon started! Once Jeff got here, Matt unveiled our Keanuthon clothes: Keanu T-shirts! Some Dogstar tees and some from a charity T-shirt design website.

Keanu is now throwing the big “Permanent Record” party. His girl is trying to make a veggie tray and he says, “We don’t want vegetables. We want booze.” The movie is about to take a tragic turn…

It appears that Keanu wrote the song “I Ain’t Missing You” as his character in this movie. Strange, I could have sworn that John Waite sang it and it was actually called “Missing You.”